All things are poison, and nothing is without poison, the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison.
-Paracelsus- An anti-nutrient is a natural or synthetic compound that interferes with the absorption of nutrients and the proper functioning of the body. These compounds evolved in numerous life forms as deterrents to ingestion. Anti-nutrients are essentially poisonous to the organism that ingests them. Without technology such as cooking, we would be unable to ingest these compounds at all. Like nutrients, their effects appear to be dose-dependent. Barring individual genetic susceptibility and ingestion of massive quantities, the deleterious effects of anti-nutrients occur via chronic consumption. Examples of this phenomenon include malnutrition, leaky gut and endotoxemia. The most prevalent anti-nutrients in our modern environment are the gluten complex (found in cereals or grains), lectins (found in legumes or beans), glycosides and glycoalkaloids (found in nightshades such as tomatoes, peppers and potatoes) and phytates (found in cereals and legumes). These should look familiar to you. In reality, we can ingest anti-nutrients occasionally without acute toxicity (think birthday cake), although there may be some discomfort (think hot peppers). However, we should avoid the chronic ingestion of these compounds and focus on ingesting high quality nutrients.
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This Pali word is often translated as suffering, but it means something deeper than pain and misery. It refers to a basic unsatisfactoriness running through our lives, the lives of all but the enlightened (those who are completely present with wisdom). Sometimes this unsatisfactoriness erupts into the open as sorrow, grief, disappointment, or despair; but usually it hovers at the edge of our awareness as a vague unlocalized sense that things are never quite perfect, never fully adequate to our expectations of what they should be.
Can you be satisfied with what presents itself from moment to moment? Can you be content? This is the path out of Dukkha. Be completely present and you will see. Imagine navigating your day feeling vibrant, calm, and confident - your senses alive and your body completely responsive. You feel as if you are capable of accomplishing anything. This is optimal health and wellbeing, it can be yours, and Human by Design is the way.
There is only one way to completely realize truth: enter it through action. Implementing the Human by Design system involves action, and this is something that must be done individually. We must move beyond understanding and act. Action is reality. Our modern environment makes it difficult to take appropriate action. We have access to unlimited amounts of knowledge. Unfortunately, this makes implementation more confusing than it has to be. Which one of the myriad sources of knowledge is true? What should we base our actions on? Experience is the key. Truth comes down to personal experience. Having access to an appropriate knowledge base is a good way to start. This is the function of the Human by Design system. However, no one else’s answers are going to help in the end. This includes everything that you have read and seen up to this point. Do not take this point lightly. Each of us must find our own answers, and we must depend on our own experience. In order to experience optimal health and wellbeing you must test any and all knowledge out for yourself, and trust your own experience. You must experience and realize for yourself what is true and real - you are the final authority. This applies to every principle, practice and method associated with the Human by Design system. Don’t believe anything I say, but don’t ignore it either. Try it out and decide for yourself. With that said, Human by Design recognizes that you may not know where to begin. Based on this line of thinking, Human by Design has developed the three implementation plans, which are explained below - The Simple Path, The Basic Path, and the Complete Path. |
AuthorSeth Clayton is the creator of the Human by Design System. He is a human from Charlotte, NC who is interested in helping you achieve optimal health and wellbeing through the avenues of Zen Buddhism, Functional Movement and Paleolithic Nutrition. Archives
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